| Summary: | Correspondence relating to the memorial fellowship for Sir Eric Griffith-Jones (1913-1979), Chairman of the Commonwealth Development Corporation and President of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, established after his death by Lady Griffith-Jones and her family in order to assist Commonwealth students wishing to attend course of study or research at Liverpool; an Endowment Fund was set up for this purpose, administered by the School under the stewardship of the Voluntary Funds Committee.This file contains correspondence relating to the memorial service for Sir Eric Griffith-Jones, including an Order of Service, correspondence relating to the establishment of the Endowment Fund and the placing of advertisements inviting students to apply for assistance from the fund in the Malaysian and Kenyan press, and the subsequent selection of a Kenyan student, Jacob Akan Kisang, to benefit from the fund. Also includes correspondence relating to a visit to the School by Lady Griffith-Jones and her sons. |
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